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Fiddle/Violin
Old Town is proud to introduce a Fiddle Program for kids and teens! This new fiddle program pulls on the ideas from our former violin program and faculty and expands its breadth of experience. The primary focus of the program will be on group instruction, however, with team taught classes your child will receive individual attention within the group experience.
Private lessons are not required in the fiddle program, but it is an experience that is heavily encouraged to enhance and expand your child's musical experience. For more information on private lessons click here.
Classes!
Unique Approach to learning
The program is designed for young children to teens, beginner to advanced. All of the class levels may be repeated until your child is ready to move on to another level. The beginning classes incorporate classic, traditional fiddle tunes from around the world. In the upper level classes, students will continue to expand their repertoire with popular songs from the past and present, including folk, rock and other styles. Classical and jazz traditions are also offered in the upper level Violin classes.
Saturday Violin Jam
Saturdays; Noon to 1:00 p.m.
909 W. Armitage
Students of all levels can come together and share in the fun of making music in a larger group setting. Facilitated each week by a different violin faculty member, this will surely provide your child with an opportunity to work with a variety of teachers and musical styles for violin. Best of all it is completely free!
Rental Information
Seman Violins
4504 Oakton Street, Skokie IL 600767
847.674.0690
A440
2222 West Roscoe, Chicago,IL 60618
773.348.4949
Paul Wargaski
1900 W. North Avenue Suite 3R, Chicago IL 60622 773.426.7531
Midwest String Rentals
220 S. State Street Suite 2108, Chicago Illinois 60604 847.530.3003
Join Us
Broaden your child's musical experience, join us for one of these weekly events.
Wednesdays: 12pm-2pm, Skip Landt's Noon Day Tunes Concert Hall Stage @ Lincoln. All ages welcome. Come sing and play and eat lunch with us!
Thursdays: 7-10:30pm, Open Jam on the Concert Hall Stage @ Lincoln. Come before class, come after class, come even if you don't have class, it's rockin'!
Saturdays: 12-1pm @ Armitage. Kid's Fiddle Jam, all ages and instruments welcome. It's fun, come share your tunes with us!
Flog (A blog for Old Town School Fiddle and Violin Students)
This blog is a resource for you and your child. Please look around and listen to tunes, blog with teachers and students and post your jams and gatherings! We're excited to share our fiddle and violin joys with you and hope that you and your fellow students can hang out, practice and learn there. Keep on playing!
Explore the Flog and the many resources our fantastic teachers have created for you.
Tune Archive
Take a look at the tunes we have for you! Practice, listen or just enjoy.
Check out these tunes, you won't regret it.



CLASS DATES

8-WEEK CLASSES

  • October 26th-December 20th
  • January 4th-February 28th
  • March 1st-April 25th
  • April 26th-June 20th

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